Chaotic Dreams

Hi all,
I have Chaos installed and crash to desktop upon launching a hosted game. UT is patched to ver 2225.

If i DO NOT add these lines to engine.gameengine:

ServerPackages=MultiPickup
ServerPackages=ChaosGames_UI
ServerPackages=ChaosGames
ServerPackages=ChaosUT

I can host a game and NOT crash to desktop, but my buddy has no weapons and cannot see mine.

When i ADD these lines to engine.gameengine:

ServerPackages=MultiPickup
ServerPackages=ChaosGames_UI
ServerPackages=ChaosGames
ServerPackages=ChaosUT

I crash to my desktop with this message:

UT2003 Build UT2003_Build_[2003-04-07_17.42]

OS: Windows XP 5.1 (Build: 2600)
CPU: GenuineIntel Unknown processor @ 2212 MHz with 1023MB RAM
Video: RADEON 9700 PRO (6343)

Failed to load 'ChaosUT ': Can't find file 'ChaosUT '

History: UObject::SafeLoadError <- UObject::GetPackageLinker <- UGameEngine::BuildServerMasterMap <- ULevel::Listen <- Listen <- UGameEngine::LoadMap <- LocalMapURL <- UGameEngine::Browse <- ClientTravel <- UGameEngine::Tick <- UpdateWorld <- MainLoop

UT2 is installed on drive D

Can anybody help me set this up to work. We do want to play this but cant.

Thanks in advance for all and any help.

CK

here a copy of how my engine.gameengine is now:

C_TerrainWire=(B=255,G=255,R=255,A=255)
ServerActors=Excessive.MasterServerUplinkEX
ServerActors=UWeb.WebServer
ServerPackages=Core
ServerPackages=Engine
ServerPackages=Fire
ServerPackages=Editor
ServerPackages=IpDrv
ServerPackages=UWeb
ServerPackages=GamePlay
ServerPackages=UnrealGame
ServerPackages=XEffects
ServerPackages=XPickups
ServerPackages=XGame
ServerPackages=XWeapons
ServerPackages=XInterface
ServerPackages=Vehicles
ServerPackages=TeamSymbols_UT2003
ServerPackages=UTClassic
ServerPackages=BonusPack
ServerPackages=SkaarjPack
ServerPackages=SkaarjPack_rc
ServerPackages=Excessive
ServerPackages=MultiPickup
ServerPackages=ChaosGames_UI
ServerPackages=ChaosGames
ServerPackages=ChaosUT
ServerPackages=LaserInstagib

[WinDrv.WindowsClient]
WindowedViewportX=640
WindowedViewportY=480
FullscreenViewportX=1024
FullscreenViewportY=768

Did you install Chaos via the umod file or zip file?
Can you make sure there are no spaces at the end of each line in your Chaos package list.

We did confirm if you did a copy and paste from the manual that there is a space at the end of ServerPackages=ChaosUT. This is more than likely where your problem is. We do however state in the instructions below the serverpackages line to double check for spaces at the end of each line.
Sorry for the inconvience.

I had the same problem
delete two of the four lines leaving only

ServerPackages=MultiPickup
ServerPackages=ChaosUt

it worked for me.

formatter, Chaos will not run correctly if you omit the other lines. You have to have all of those lines in your ini.

Bonez/Deflac can on of U past the log when this crash happens?

Thanks all, i got it working. It was the space issue.

I have only those two lines and it works fine.

it may appear to work fine but if you try all of the features chaos has including gametypes and what not some of those should be broken for your CLIENTS that connect to your server.

I was the client who came up with this solution, he couldnt see the cahos weapons so i could kill him with say the vortex he was flying but he couldnt see the emitter/visual effectof the vortex, then somebody told me abought the server setup, i did it and i had the same crush my frind (the client) deleted those packedges and it worked .

please spesefy wich features may not work so i could try

my client had the same error so i dont know what cn be browken.

jb,
i looked for my log, i think i found it. But since i got Chaos working, i dont get anymore errors. What i could do if you like, is put that space back in, get the error, and check my log to see what it says. If it has any info, i could copy/paste here for you. Lemme know.

CK

jb, i think this might be what your lookin for. If not lemme know if i should look in another file. If this is my log file, this is what it says when i get the error.

Warning: Failed to load 'ChaosUT ': Can't find file 'ChaosUT '
Critical: Failed to load 'ChaosUT ': Can't find file 'ChaosUT '
Critical: Windows GetLastError: The system cannot find the path specified. (3)
Exit: Executing UObject::StaticShutdownAfterError
Exit: Executing UWindowsClient::ShutdownAfterError
Exit: UALAudioSubsystem::ShutdownAfterError
Critical: UObject::SafeLoadError
Critical: UObject::GetPackageLinker
Critical: UGameEngine::BuildServerMasterMap
Critical: ULevel::Listen
Critical: Listen
Critical: UGameEngine::LoadMap
Critical: LocalMapURL
Critical: UGameEngine::Browse
Critical: ClientTravel
Critical: UGameEngine::Tick
Critical: UpdateWorld
Critical: MainLoop
Localization: No localization: Window.IDDIALOG_CrashBox.IDC_CrashBox (int)
Exit: Exiting.
Log: Waiting for file streaming thread to finish...
Uninitialized: Name subsystem shut down
Uninitialized: Log file closed, 07/20/03 13:36:57

All servers need teh ServerPackages= lines in - ALL FOUR. (if they want their clients to see all the chaos stuff).


BoneZ: that error clearly says it cannot find the "ChaosUT.u" file which should be in UT2003/System. Reinstall from the UMOD or the zip.

Actually... there is a space at the end of the line in the ut2003.ini and it shows up here

'ChaosUT ' <-- space after ChaosUT... so as you already know, spaces are bad at the end of ANY line in ut2003, not just chaos lines.